Acquiring a 900 Finder

The following step is taken directly from my "Real Deal". I've reworded some things that relate to this project directly.

The 110B's coupled finder makes it a much sought after piece of equipment. Polaroid also put the same finder onto the 900.

With this hybrid model, the 160 makes this alot easier than if you were to solely use a 110A body. There is no need for a drill press.

The Model 900 was a pretty good Land camera, like a bazillion years ago. It was one of Polaroid's last attempts at keeping the 40-rollfilm going. It used a battery to power the "electric-eye" which did all the auto-exposure stuff for you. It could also be set to "manual" when the battery died.

Some people have used this model as the base of the conversion instead of the 110A. Reversing the roles of my conversion by taking parts from the 110A and putting them on the 900.

Personally, I like the front much better than on the other models. It seems more solid, not to mention that a tripod an be attached without the focusing knob getting in the way.

The back remained almost exactly the same as all other models. Notice, though, the single window for the rangefinder. Making focusing and composing a single effort.

I found it really weird that they have these two buttons you need to squeeze when only one is connected in any way to the closing latch. But this is much cooler than the spring loaded button on the other models.

Not only is the front locking mechanism different, but the entire focusing arrangement along with the hinges are different. The hinges self-lock when fully opened, and require only a quick flick to close.

Time to get to work.

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